Mark Eldon Wilson v. United States
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Whether a criminal complaint triggers a defendant's Sixth Amendment speedy trial rights
Questions Presented 1. Whether a criminal complaint, at least when paired with an arrest warrant, triggers a defendant’s Sixth Amendment speedy trial rights, which attach once “the putative defendant in some way becomes an ‘accused.” United States v. Marion, 404 U.S. 307, 313 (1971) (quoting U.S. Const. amend. VI). 2 Whether, after the Government rests its case anda defendant raises a meritorious motion for a judgment of acquittal under Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure Rule 29, a district court has the discretion to reopen the evidence to permit the Government to correct a deficiency in its proof. i Statement of